If Valentine's Day didn't quite go as planned, or you've just got the February blues in general, hopefully we can help take your mind off things by keeping you up to date with all the latest breaking news across the region.

On this page you'll find all the latest breaking news from Nottingham and Nottinghamshire, including updates on any live incidents.

Notts school holds crisis talks as parents remove children and governors resign

A Nottinghamshire school is ‘in crisis’ according to parents - as Nottinghamshire County Council has called on it to improve.

Parents of pupils at the St Giles School, in Retford, which caters for children with special needs, have raised concerns that their children are not being kept safe and that staff numbers and moral are too low.

Parents 'shocked' to find Bramcote nursery not open with no warning

Parents said they have been left in the dark after turning up to drop their children off at nursery - and finding the doors locked.

A number of parents took their children to Angels Day Nursery, as usual, on Thursday morning (February, 15) to find a sign on the door saying “Angels Day Nursery has closed” with effect from February 13.

Police appeal after shotgun stolen

Police are appealing for witnesses after a shotgun was stolen in a burglary.

The shotgun was stolen from a house in Heanor (Image: Google/Derbyshire Police)

Derbyshire Police released an image of the gun, an Aya 12 bore side by side shotgun, which was taken from a house in Bestwick Avenue, in Heanor, between Saturday (February 10) at 9pm and Sunday at 7am.

During the burglary, a wallet and a Samsung mobile phone were also taken.